Few things can cap a lawyer’s career like arguing a case before the U.S. Supreme Court. Unfortunately, that’s an opportunity most general counsel will never get. But some have had the privilege: At least three GCs have appeared before the highest court in the land.
The most recent was Paul Cappuccio, the legal chief at Time Warner Inc. In March he represented his company and his industry when he argued for the National Cable and Telecommunications Association in a case against Internet service providers. Cappuccio won in June, when the Court ruled that cable operators like Time Warner don’t have to make their broadband lines available to the ISPs.
